Our New Year's resolution for you is to nourish your mind, body, and soul at the Simpson Library this year. With hundreds of free programs to choose from for adults, teens, and children, you'll find multiple opportunities for enrichment throughout 2015 at Simpson Library. Each issue of this newsletter features a few of our upcoming programs with a link at the end of the Programs and Events section that takes you to our complete program calendar. Take a look and see what's happening at the library during the month. New materials are continually purchased during the year so new items are always available for you to borrow. Opportunities for learning and leisure abound at Simpson Library every day. Stop in and see us often. Sue Erdman
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February Book SaleMembers Preview Friday, February 13, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Book Sale Saturday, February 14, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm $10 Bag Sale Sunday, February 15, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Located at Books By the Gross: 400 Cheryl Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA
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Storytimes at Simpson LibraryLibrary storytime programs encourage children to develop a love of reading by presenting them with stories and activities in a fun, energetic environment. When kids see others excited about reading, it sets a positive example and encourages them to pick up books on their own.
Rhymetime, Toddlertime, and Storytime are presented several times a week throughout the year. Family Storytime is presented once a week on Mondays at 6:30 pm. Visit our Storytime Events Calendar to view the current schedule.
If you value the importance of early literacy, we hope you will consider sponsoring a Storytime. You can sponsor for a week, a month, or even a year! For more information, and to get pricing information for each sponsorship level, download our Storytime Sponsor Brochure.
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Thursday, January 15, 6:30 pm Teens, make your very own Bohemian headband! Look for the sample on the table in the lobby of the library. Register at the library or by calling 766-0171.
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Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 pm Are you curious about 3D printing? Come see one in action! Will Adams will use his computer and program his machine to print a small object voted on by the attendees. Participants are encouraged to watch the machine as it prints and ask Mr. Adams questions about the machine and 3D printing in general. Register at the library or by calling 766-0171.
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Manga ClubThursday, January 22, 7:00 pm
Teens - do you like Manga? Then join us for Manga Club! This club is for teens aged 11-18 who enjoy drawing manga and anime characters. Come and join others who like to draw and learn some tips for drawing the characters. Register at the library or by calling 766-0171.
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LEGO ClubTuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm
This club is for teens aged 11-18 and meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month from September through May. Teens will have a challenge for each month and bring an original creation built to meet the challenge. Teens are encouraged to bring extra bricks for a time of building in groups. For the LEGO Club meeting in January, the challenge is to make a snowman out of LEGO bricks. Register at the library or by calling 766-0171.
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Wednesday, January 28, 7:00 pm In this historical and genealogical program, presenter Deborah Sweaney will discuss Scots-Irish immigration to Cumberland County. Scots-Irish were some of the earliest European settlers to Cumberland County. Many of these frontier men were leaders behind the American Revolution. Deborah Sweaney, family historian, will talk about the events that triggered migration from Ireland, what these immigrants brought with them, and the paper trail that they left behind that allows us to know who they were. Register at the library or by calling 766-0171.
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For a complete list of Simpson Library's programs and events, please visit our Events Calendar.
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Mad About MysteriesWednesday, January 14, 7:00 pm This month we're reading A Test of Wills by Charles Todd. In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close to home--one that will test Rutledge's precarious grip on his own sanity.
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Simpson Book of the Month ClubMonday, January 19, 7:00 pm This month we're reading Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple. Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, and secret correspondence - creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
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This month we're reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear.
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Are you in a reading rut? Having trouble finding a book that catches your attention? Maybe what you need is a fresh perspective…maybe something along the lines of a personalized book list tailored to your reading interests. Sounds too good to be true, you say? Think again! Think Simpson Booksmith! Someone who crafts a personalized book list just for you… a brand new reading road map for rambling new literary adventures. It is possible. It is exciting. Just visit our Simpson Booksmith webpage. From there you can fill out our survey online, or print one to complete at home. Our Booksmith team of readers will develop a list of book selections for you. |
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The display case in January features the work of Tenaj Cujic. Ms. Cujic is a fashion designer who ran her own business in South Africa for 11 years before moving to the United States. Ms. Cujic will be displaying screen printed textiles and linens as well as handmade Russian dolls.
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AP Images supplies more than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics. The database can be searched by date, place and subject and more than 800 photographs are added to the archive daily. The database includes categories such as featured events, U.S. domestic news photos, international news photos, and other popular categories on its homepage.
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The Friends of the Simpson Library support the library with fundraising activities, community activities, library programs, and advocacy for quality library service.
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If you shop at Amazon, use AmazonSmile, select Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, and .5% of your eligible purchase prices will be donated to Simpson Library.__________________
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Simpson Library Hours Mon: 10am - 9pm Tue: 10am - 9pm Wed: 10am - 9pm Thu: 10am - 9pm Fri: 10am - 5pm Sat: 10am - 5pm Sun: 1pm - 5pm
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Upcoming Library Closings January 1 New Year's Day __________________
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Mission: Joseph T. Simpson Public Library is a community center for learning and leisure.
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